Every year SIMA Humanitarian Fund has this amazing party called Liquid Nation Ball to raise funds for social and humanitarian non-profit organizations whose efforts are focused on improving the quality of life, health, and/or welfare of people! Keep A Breast being a favorite (of course). Miss Nixon grabbed her camera and her fellow young breast cancer survivor gal pals (Allison Briggs, Katie Carney, and Lauren Parks) and headed to the party!

Kassia Meador, KAB Ambassador, alongside Jessie Billauer of Life Rolls On presented Jason Mraz, Grammy award winning artist, the highest honor -2010 SIMA Humanitarian of the Year. Rad items were auctioned off like surf trips to Tavarua and Nicaragua, exclusive dinners at fancy restaurants or private residences, surf lessons with Greg Long (went for big bucks) and even NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton auctioned off a once in a lifetime Lakers experience.The gals had a blast and we are so grateful for the SIMA grant. We will use the funds for our Save Our Sisters [SOS] Breast Cast Exhibition, Surf Events and Surf Team. Thank you SIMA!

Reception for the Artists:
1:00PM – 2:30PM, Saturday Aug. 21
The Keep A Breast Gallery will be open 11 AM – 4 PM on Friday – Sunday, August 20 – 22 – Free and open to the public

Artists and castees will be in attendance at the reception. Live music provided by Project Pimento

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lahaina Room
2270 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
1-619-297-1101
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/sancp

Event website
Tiki Oasis Ticket information

Tiki Oasis announces an exclusive art show in conjunction with the event’s 10th anniversary: The Keep A Breast Art Show is curated by Tiki Oasis co-organizer Baby Doe Strohiem and features 25 noteworthy tiki artists who have combined sculpture, philanthropy and symbolic artistry creating one-of-a-kind plaster forms made from the female torso of 25celebrity castees.

The Keep A Breast Foundation Breast Casts™ are part of Keep A Breast’s unique campaigns to use art and artistic expression to inform young people about methods of prevention, early detection, coping and support. This awareness campaign is like no other, harnessing the power of art to communicate complex feelings and thoughts about health, the female form and ultimately about breast cancer.

The breast casts will be sold at the exhibtion to raise funds for Keep A Breast’s early detection, prevention, and support programs. Through these programs Keep A Breast strives to eradicate breast cancer by inspiring young people to adopt lifestyle choices that have long-term health benefits. www.keep-a-breast.org

Artists
Atomikitty , Bosko, Claudette Barjoud aka Miss Fluff, Crazy Al Evans , Danny Gallardo, Dave “Squid” Cohen, Dave Krys, David C. Wong, Dawn Frasier Sophista-Tiki, Derek Yaniger, Eric October, Erin Joy, Heather Watts, Isabel Samaras, Jason Rodgers, Ken Ruzic/Little Lost Tiki, Mark Mothersbaugh, Maya Rodgers, Michael Fleming aka Tweedlebop, Mitch O’Connell, MP, Rex “!”, Tiki King, Tim Biskup, Velvet Glass.

Castees
Amber Ray, Angel Baby, Atomikitty, Audrey Moorhead, Baby Doe, Becky Ebenkamp, Evie, Lovelle, Fifi, Giddle Partridge, Kari French, Kathleen O’Malley, Kitty Diggins, Lady Borgia, Lili VonSchtupp, Megan Mayham, Mimi Le Meaux, Penny Starr, Jr., Red Snapper, Tana the Tattooed Lady, The Assassin, Tura Satana, Vintage Girl, Violetta Beretta

Hi,

Erica here for KAB on this summers Warped Tour! We have had an amazing summer…by far my best experience on the tour to date! We have had some amazing volunteers come out to help every show date and help spread our message of early detection & awareness of breast cancer through distributing our Check Your Self cards and helping concert goers participate in our Imagine If campaign! I am floored daily by the dedication of everyone that has taken time to help the foundation spread our message.

We have been lucky to have the support of so many talented and caring musicians as well on the tour. Bands such as Rev. Payton’s Big Damn Band, Pierce The Veil, Becca, Tip The Van, Avery Pkwy ( Joel Piper of Confide), and The Summer Set have taken time to come play acoustic sets in our tent & helped educate their fans on the importance of breast cancer awareness.

I am looking forward to the last week of the Vans Warped Tour & meeting all of you at the shows!! Check us and Vans Warped Tour supporting bands on Facebook.

Please come say hello to us at the upcoming dates!

xo
Erica

Kassia Meador is one of our Ambassadors and is now a Sambazon Warrior!! Please come celebrate with us as as Sambazon unveils its new media campaign on August 10th in downtown San Diego!

Sambazon Launch Party
August 10th
Culy Warehouse, Downtown San Diego
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Artshow and video screening
Musical Guest: Ray Barbee and the Matson 2
Full Bar and Small Bites

Our breast cast exhibition is traveling all through Europe right now and will be on display at  Modern Garage in Bordeaux on Aug 9th!

L’association Keep A Breast et le Garage Moderne présentent du 09 au 20 août 2010 l’exposition SOS “Save Our Sisters” : bustes de Surfeuses professionnelles peints par des surfeurs.

L’Association Keep A Breast est une association loi 1901 à but non lucratif créée en 2008. Sa mission est de lutter contre le cancer du sein, notamment auprès des jeunes de 15 à 35 ans, en proposant des méthodes de sensibilisation, de prévention, et de détection adaptées.
A travers ses interventions sur des évènements artistiques, éducatifs et sportifs, KAB cherche à augmenter la connaissance des jeunes concernant le cancer du sein, pour qu’ils aient en main toutes les informations qui leur permettent de faire des choix et de développer des habitudes de vie saines.

L’association Keep A Breast a été crée en France grâce au soutien de la Fondation Keep A Breast (http://www.keep-a-breast.org), organisation américaine à but non lucratif reconnue d’utilité publique.
L’association Keep A Breast Europe a installé depuis ce printemps ses bureaux à Bordeaux.

L’exposition SOS “Save our Sisters”
La série de bustes exposés du 9 au 20 août 2010 au Garage Moderne est une série de bustes en plâtre moulés sur le corps de surfeuses professionnelles contemporaines. Ces bustes ont ensuite été décorés par des artistes contemporains liés au milieu de la glisse, ou des shapers (fabricants des planches de surf).
Cette série exceptionnelle de bustes est en tournée européenne depuis le mois de mai. Le Garage Moderne est sa dernière étape avant un retour aux Etats Unis où les bustes seront mis en vente, au bénéfice de l’association Keep A Breast Europe et d’autres organisations de lutte contre le cancer du sein.

Le Vernissage de l’exposition
Les Bustes seront présentés lors d’un vernissage lundi 9 août à partir de 19h au Garage Moderne, Rue des Etrangers dans le quartier de Bacalan à Bordeaux.
Le Garage Moderne, Atelier Associatif
Accés possible par le Tramway B direction Claveau, Arrêt Achard
Tel 05 56 50 91 33
1 rue des Etrangers, 33 000 Bordeaux.
Musique par DJ Manu

Informations Keep A Breast:
Lorène Carpentier
Keep A Breast Europe
Tel : 06 22 50 39 59
Email: lorene@keep-a-breast.org
Site internet : www.keep-a-breast .org

The association Keep A Breast Europe and The Garage Modern present the exhibition Keep A Breast SOS “SaveOur Sisters” : breast casts of professional surfers painted by surfers. August 9th- 20th 2010.

The association Keep A Breast Europe is a european non profit organization curated in 2008. The mission is to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support. Through art events, educational programs and fundraising efforts, we seek to increase breast cancer awareness among young people so they are better equipped to make choices and develop habits that will benefit their long-term health and well-being.The association Keep A Breast was created in France thanks to the support of The Keep A Breast Foundation (http://www.keep-a-breast.org), an American 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. In The Spring of 2010 The association Keep A Breast Europe has it’s home office in Bordeaux.

We are so excited rally car driver Erika Detota donated her time to influence the lives of her fans at the New England Forest Rally. The press stage prior to the race was set up at the rally for journalists and media related attendants to accompany a driver for a ride on an actual race stage for what is called “shakedown” or practice stage for the drivers to get re acquainted with the conditions. Erika decided that instead of taking press around that she would take Caitlin Riviere on her first rally ride experience, and educate her on how to lower her risk for breast cancer!


“I got to go for a ride in a female driven rally car and received some great information on Keep a Breast! What more could I ask for?” said Caitlin after her ride with Ms. Detota.

The rally went well for Erika, setting some impressive stage times and in a great position going into Day 2. A few miles into a very long rough stage Erika got a flat tire and lost a great deal of time getting to a safe place to change it. Her co-driver and coach Jason Smith is happy to report success at their first gravel event together. The team is competing in the United States Rally Championship this year where they are in first place in the 2-Wheel Drive class. Expect to see more of Erika – her car will be the one on the track with the KAB stickers racing September 6-7 at International Rally New York!

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting took place in June 2010. ASCO sets the absolute standard for patient care worldwide and leads the way in research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Cancer. One of our favorite Breast Medical Oncologists, John S. Link MD, attends each year. Recently he helped interpret some of the 10,647 abstracts (fancy word for research studies) that were presented at this meeting. Approximately 1,000 abstracts pertained to Breast Cancer and ranged from sea sponges being used in treatment, Bisphosphonates lowering Breast Cancer risk, to the results of the first national public breast cancer screening program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Read on for more info about additional hot topics: Yoga and Sentinel Node Biopsy!

Since most of us KAB gals love Yoga, it was reassuring to read Abstract 9013 & 9099 because both proved the amazing benefits of Yoga (improved sleep quality, lowered fatigue, increased quality of life, reduced need for sleep medications, and reduced stress.

Check out our monthly yoga moves with Surf into Yoga instructor Rochelle Ballard!

Sentinel Node Biopsy studies provide “practice-changing” results for Breast Cancer. When early-stage breast cancer is removed, the lymph node closest to the cancer (sentinel node) often is removed and sent to pathology for evaluation. Removing this single node is called a sentinel node biopsy. Three studies reviewed suggested that routinely removing the underarm (axillary) lymph nodes during early-stage Breast Cancer surgery may not be beneficial (improve survival) for many women. Each woman’s situation is unique and should be treated uniquely.

Many, many abstracts are available for your viewing pleasure at: chicago2010.asco.org.

Learn how to do your breast self exam, and the differences between harmful and non-harmful lumps.

Ohhhhh Warped Tour!!! Here we are again, Keep A Breast’s 10th year on the Vans Warped Tour and already half way through. We are out on the road with our traveling education booth hitting a new city everyday and educating everyone on ways to prevent breast cancer. We are doing everything we can to teach every concert goer the proper way to do a self breast exam in a fun way that will help them remember to check once a month! We are meeting such great people everyday from the kids at the show, to the crew, and then the bands themselves, all of who are being very supportive. Sure the weather has been rough with the tornado warnings, hurricanes, rain and heat advisories but hey, we are still on the road to preventing breast cancer in the lives of each and every person we cross paths with! Warped tour is amazing in so many ways, mainly because of the countless opportunities we have to meet so many young people across the country. Cancer in general is a very tough subject…however, with the help of our I Heart Boobies Campaign, young people are able to open their minds with a bit lighter spirit, talk about it with their friends and family and ultimately start making daily changes to better their health and well being. This summer we have two great campaigns that we encourage all to be involved in. One is the Imagine If campaign and the other, This Is My Story, both mind opening and coping campaigns that are intended to support and enlighten young minds.

Jake from Mayday Parade

Reel Big Fish

In the tent, Keep A Breast is joined by the lovely girls skate company Skatera. They offer a place and products to create DIY shorts and tees and also win other cool prizes. Also in the tent we have the Girlz Garage staple table with their three give away Daisy Rock glitter guitars and The Chop Shop! We are so lucky to be surrounded by such powerful and optimistic women! But lets face it; the punk rock summer camp wouldn’t be the same without the boys. They rock the bracelets and tees with full support for Keep A Breast. Between the shout outs on stage from bands like Pierce The Veil and the photo documentation from All American Rejects we can say nothing but THANK YOU to all the bands on Warped tour for being so amazing! We can’t wait to meet all of you during the second half of this tour! We’ve had signings in the tent with everyone from Mayday Parade to Reel Big Fish and you never know who you’ll run into while stopping by our tent! Come out and see us at the GIRLZ GARAGE at Vans Warped Tour 2010!

Four Year Strong

What are all those chemicals in your shampoo? your lipstick? your aftershave? And what do they have to do with asthma, breast cancer and learning disabilities?

It’s time to join the Non Toxic Revolution and  watch the Story of Cosmetics. A 7-minute film exposing the ugly truth about personal care products – brought to you by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff Project and Free Range Studios.

Keep A Breast feels this video is incredibly essential. We think this video if this video could reach millions of people we would really inspire change!

This video is just in time to build momentum for groundbreaking safe cosmetics legislation – the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010! For the first time in 70 years, we have a real chance to pass a bill that would eliminate chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems from the products women, men and children put on their bodies every day.

Want to share the video and tell friends and family how they can ask Congress to act? Send an e-card about The Story of Cosmetics and help us reach a million people!

We’re going to need a lot of strong voices to pass safe cosmetics legislation, so please stay involved and spread the word!

xo Keep A Breast

Studies have shown that stress actually can promote cancer indirectly by weakening the immune system’s anti-tumor defense or by encouraging new tumor-feeding blood vessels to form. In fact, stress is one of the major causes of disease.

Pro Surfer and Surf into Yoga instructor Rochelle Ballard teaches us that no matter what you are doing or where you are, your breathe can help to calm you down and prepare you to respond in the most dynamic way.

Its all in the way you breathe. The most important thing to activate in the body is the breathe through the diaphragm, inside of the rib cage . It brings more oxygen in the body, sending blood flow to circulate the system.

As a surfer, it is important to open the chest and strengthen the upper back. Paddling causes excessive forward rotation, shortening the muscle and connective tissue, which leads to tight muscles, inflamation, and pain. Here is a pose that can open up your shoulders, chest, low back and legs before paddling out.

The Prasarita Padottnasana.
1. Start with the feet spread wider than the hips, toes face in.
2. Interlace the hands behind the back. Open your your palms facing in towards your body. If your chest opens up, you are doing it correctly.
3. With your thumbs and palms open, fingers still interlaced, Inhale through the ribs rising your chest up and the hands softly pull the shoulders back.
4. Exhale with the Haaaa sound releasing carbon dioxide, tension in the jaw, lengthening the neck, and drawing your shoulders down with your hands.
5. On the next inhale rise the chest open, bend the knees and exhale the hands up and over your head, Haaaa your breathe out and pull your belly button into towards your spine.
6. Take a couple breathes there with your inhale rising half way up reaching the hands towards the sky and exhale release the body down, hands over the head.
7. Rise up with an inhale to release out of the pose.